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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Wind River is a 62.1 mile river near Wind River Canyon Whitewater & Fly Fishing in Wyoming. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wind River above Boysen Reservoir, near Shoshoni, WY (site 06236100). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1990 to 2026
Wind River typically runs highest in June, at a median 2,835 cfs, and lowest in September, at 401 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,200 cfs, in 2010.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 495 | 410 to 570 |
| February | 517 | 443 to 588 |
| March | 591 | 529 to 704 |
| April | 511 | 384 to 671 |
| May | 1,070 | 515 to 1,910 |
| June | 2,835 | 1,030 to 6,955 |
| July | 730 | 250 to 1,900 |
| August | 416 | 253 to 608 |
| September | 401 | 278 to 547 |
| October | 586 | 358 to 903 |
| November | 694 | 626 to 842 |
| December | 530 | 444 to 600 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 28 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wind River above Boysen Reservoir, near Shoshoni, WY (site 06236100). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Wind River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Ocean LakeOcean LakePublic
- Pilot Butte ReservoirPilot Butte ReservoirPublic
- Cameahwait Lake (Bass Lake)Cameahwait Lake (Bass Lake)Public
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